laughing off Antonyms

Meaning of laughing off

laughing off

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

laughing off Sentence Examples

  1. The comedian's witty remarks had the audience laughing off their chairs.
  2. She tried to hide her embarrassment by laughing off the mistake.
  3. The politician's feeble excuses were laughed off by the voters.
  4. The students laughed off the teacher's attempt to instill discipline.
  5. The scandal was so outrageous that it was difficult to do anything but laugh it off.
  6. The child's silly antics had the adults laughing off their feet.
  7. The pranksters laughed off the victim's futile attempts to stop them.
  8. The soldiers laughed off the enemy's threats, knowing they were empty.
  9. The gossipers laughed off the rumors, dismissing them as unfounded.
  10. The celebrity's slip-up was met with a barrage of laughter, making it impossible to laugh it off.

FAQs About the word laughing off

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

minimizing, belittling, undervaluing, poohing, playing down,shrugging off, underrating, diminishing, pooh-poohing, deprecating

puffing, bulling, crowing,blowing, swaggering, boasting, bragging, vaunting,gasconading, vaporing

The comedian's witty remarks had the audience laughing off their chairs.

She tried to hide her embarrassment by laughing off the mistake.

The politician's feeble excuses were laughed off by the voters.

The students laughed off the teacher's attempt to instill discipline.